# David Hodge Jr.

Source: https://dhodgejr.com/

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · Bronze-rated

Racing driver. Driver coach. Race engineer.

I'm working toward a class win at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. I drive, coach, engineer and build software to understand where performance is being left on the table.

- [Road Atlanta Win. 2026-09-13](https://dhodgejr.com/races/road-atlanta-2026/)
- [Mid-Ohio Win. 2025-06-08](https://dhodgejr.com/races/mid-ohio-2025/)
- [Daytona Win. 2025-01-24](https://dhodgejr.com/races/daytona-2025/)
- [Watkins Glen Win. 2024-08-25](https://dhodgejr.com/races/watkins-glen-2024/)
- [VIR Win. 2023-07-16](https://dhodgejr.com/races/vir-2023-sunday/)
- [VIR Win. 2023-07-15](https://dhodgejr.com/races/vir-2023-saturday/)

[Race with me](https://dhodgejr.com/#race) [Read the races](https://dhodgejr.com/races/)

§ 01 Doors

## Pick your way in.

1. [Race with me Team principals and managers A Bronze who wins in shared cars.](https://dhodgejr.com/#race)
2. [Co-drive with me Drivers who want endurance racing From your first enduro to IMSA, in the same car.](https://dhodgejr.com/endurance/)
3. [Partner with me Brands and partnership leads Hosted weekends, content and technical partners.](https://dhodgejr.com/partners/)
4. [Get coached Drivers and teams Laguna Seca and Sonoma days at Corkscrew Coaching.](https://dhodgejr.com/coaching/)
5. [Read the races Fans, media and series staff Every win, told as a story.](https://dhodgejr.com/races/)
6. [Cheater Bronze The community The doctrine, the receipts and the drop.](https://dhodgejr.com/cheaterbronze/)

David cycling on the Laguna Seca front straight.

David cycling on the Laguna Seca front straight.

§ 02 About

## About David.

My background is in motocross and karting. Today, I work across GT and endurance racing as a professional driver, coach and race engineer.

My work outside the driver's seat is closely connected to what I do in it. I've been on both sides of the data, giving feedback from the car and helping make sense of it from the pit wall. Coaching, engineering and building software give me more ways to understand the whole program, and more places to become a better driver.

> Quantify EVERYTHING.

> Feel something. Measure it. Change it. Verify it.

That process carries through a corner, a setup change, a simulator session or an endurance stint. A fast lap matters. Understanding why it was fast, and whether I can reproduce it, matters more.

My ambition is to win in class at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. That is why I race.

[Read my story](https://dhodgejr.com/about/)

§ 04 Machine Nerve

## I build the tools I race with.

Machine Nerve is my motorsport software company. Every tool started at a race weekend. All of them are built and in use.

[machinenerve.com](https://machinenerve.com/)

Machine Nerve tools

| Tool | What it does |
| - | - |
| Telemetry and video | Corner and sector views, with the onboard beside the trace. |
| Stint reports | Pace and consistency across every stint. |
| Race weekend planner | Schedules, tasks, pit stops and fuel. |
| Track preview | Last year's timing, read before you arrive. |
| Live race monitor | Every lap of every rival, with the deltas. |
| Driver biofeedback | Focus, flow and fatigue in long stints. |
| Independent capture | Video and GPS that never touch the car. |

### Built at the track

1. **WRL Sebring 2024 **Radio call-outs turned into text.
2. **WRL Road Atlanta 2024 **Every lap of chosen rivals, with deltas.
3. **Petit Le Mans 2024 **Live timing, a position chart and when rivals last pitted.
4. **Road Atlanta 2026 **Focus, flow and fatigue across long stints.

Walking the Laguna Seca paddock with a driver on a sunny day.

Coaching Walking the Laguna Seca paddock with a driver on a sunny day.

§ 05 Coaching

## Coaching at Laguna Seca and Sonoma.

Driving days at Laguna Seca and Sonoma, with remote sim and data coaching.

Prepare at the track and in the simulator. Review telemetry and video, connect what the driver feels to what the data shows, and work on changes that can be repeated in the next session.

**Drivers I have coached have won at** VIR, Apex Motor Club, Laguna Seca, Sonoma Raceway, Road America, Road Atlanta, Thunderhill, Daytona and Mid-Ohio.

[Book at Corkscrew Coaching ](https://corkscrewcoaching.com/)[Coaching for teams and drivers](https://dhodgejr.com/coaching/)

§ 08 Race with me

## Put me in your car.

Tell me the team, the series and the car. You get a one-page driver sheet, written for your program.

[Questions team managers ask →](https://dhodgejr.com/racing/questions/) · [Discuss a co-drive](https://dhodgejr.com/racing/co-driving/). Dates, team fit and current entry requirements need a separate agreement.